A Man Lay Dead

By: Ngaio Marsh

Narrated by: Philip Franks

Wealthy Sir Hubert Handesley's original and lively weekend house parties are deservedly famous. To amuse his guests, he has devised a new form of the fashionable Murder Game, in which a guest is secretly selected to commit a 'murder' in the dark, and everyone assembles to solve the crime. But when the lights go up this time, there is a real corpse....

©1934 Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio

The first Roderick Alleyn mystery

Excellent narration of Ngaio Marsh’s first Scotland Yard tale. A fun read but a weak plot in general. Her later novels are much improved. Still fun to listen to.

Great narration

This is the first Inspector Alleyn Mystery. The story isn’t of the same caliber as the later stories, but worth a read if you want to learn how it all began.

A very good story

The voices of the characters are great. The story is both entertaining and intellectual. The story is a bit on the long side.

The beginning

First of the Alleyn novels a bit clunky but entertaining. Good to know where it all began.

Enter the great Roderyck Allen!!!

This first Roderyck Allen book is so good!!! The debut of Ngaio Marsh's detective is a super story and establishes him as her number one detective! It is full of mystery, plot, secrets and a surprise end! He always gets his man!!